Gas explosion hazards

Learn how to identify, respond to, control, and eliminate gas explosion hazards in process facilities.

Date 23 Jun - 23 Jun

Time 14:00 - 15:00

Training period

1 day

Price pr. Participants

Free to attend

Platform

WebinarJam™

Gas explosion hazards webinar by Gexcon

What you will learn

  • The basics of gas explosion phenomena. The basics of gas explosion phenomena.
  • Gas dispersion and igniiton. Gas dispersion and igniiton.
  • Flame propagation and acceleration mechanisms. Flame propagation and acceleration mechanisms.
  • Explosion mitigations. Explosion mitigations.

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About the webinar

Gas explosions are unfortunately still common in the process industry and can lead to injuries, fatalities, property damage, business interruption, and environmental pollution. In fact, gas explosions are the biggest contributor to losses in the hydrocarbon industry. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to reduce the risks when handling flammable gases and vapours.

In this session, you will learn how to identify, respond to, control, and eliminate gas explosion hazards in process facilities.

About the speaker

Kees van Wingerden

Kees Van Wingerden

Kees holds a PhD from the University of Bergen, Norway and an MSc from the Delft University of Netherlands. He has 43 years of experience related to gas and dust explosions. He has also been involved in numerous accident investigations. He is heavily involved in standardization work and has written numerous articles on explosion safety. At the 16th International Loss Prevention Symposium 2019, Kees received an award for outstanding contribution to the advancement of process safety from the European Process Safety Centre (EPSC).

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